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After Long Wait, Citation Longitude Enters Service

At last year's NBAA Convention, NetJets agreed to purchase up to 175 of Cessna's new super-midsize jet.
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Avionics

UASC Taps Employee Talent for FMS Solution

When Universal Avionics turned its employees loose to develop a new product, the results exceeded expectations.
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Charter & Fractional

Alnaqbi Bullish on Middle East Handler Prospects

Jetex, Hadid and UAS continue to make a name for themselves in North America
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AirFleet Capital Looks To Extend Reach Beyond U.S.

In its first 25 years in business, AirFleet Capital financed more than 7,000 aircraft purchases.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Tools, Parts Fly Out of Lufthansa Technik Additive Manufacturing Center

There are efficiency as well as cost benefits to making parts and tools using additive manufacturing techniques, according to Lufthansa Technik.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Industry Turns Eye to Mx Tech Shortage

The looming pilot shortage gets plenty of attention, but the industry is also working to boost the maintenance workforce.
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Charter & Fractional

Vista Global Touts 'Asset-Lite' Access Options

Dubai-based holding company offers lift ranging from per-seat charter to leases on Bombardier’s flagship Global 7500.
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Charter & Fractional

NATA Fires Latest Salvo in War on Illegal Charter

Beefed up consumer awareness campaign leads upgraded initiative.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney’s PW800 Engine - How it Works

Pratt & Whitney’s PW800 Engine - How it Works
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Aircraft

An Introduction to Gulfstream’s G600 Touchscreen Symmetry Flight Deck

An Introduction to Gulfstream’s G600 Touchscreen Symmetry Flight Deck
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Aircraft

ADEX 2019: Raytheon and Korean Air Partner for ISTAR

Korean Air and Raytheon are proposing to modify the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet to meet a RoKAF requirement.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ford Patents 'Vehicle-integrated Drone'

Ford's vehicle-launched drone is just one of several UAV technologies the company is pursuing.
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Airlines

Germany To Nearly Double Aviation Tax on Short-haul Flights

Critics assert the German aviation tax hikes will convince travelers to switch to airports in neighboring countries.
Aircraft

Grounded Swiss Airbus A220s Start to Return to Service

The third Swiss A220 inflight shutdown within four months happened on the same route involved in the previous two incidents.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Used Helicopter Market Improving

Aero Asset's Q3 market report shows a modest uptick in sales activity including in heavies.
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Charter & Fractional

Directional Aviation Launches New Charter Platform

Directional Aviation's new Tuvoli digital charter platform aims to allow air charter brokers and operators to do business together more seamlessly.
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Sustainability and Environment

World Fuel Goes Green at NBAA-BACE 2019

In addition to supplying Henderson Executive Airport with sustainable aviation fuel, the company is offsetting the carbon emissions from its stay in Vegas.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Enters Raider X in Army FARA Derby

Sikorsky is proposing the "Raider X" compound helicopter for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
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Aircraft

S7 Plans To Resurrect Single-engine Victory Jet

S7 Group aims to revive the former Epic Aircraft Victory single-engine jet program in a bid to produce Russia’s first serial business jet.
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Engines

AeroTec to Convert Rolls-Royce's Latest 747 Testbed

The UK engine company took delivery of the ex-Qantas quadjet at AeroTec’s Moses Lake test center.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Adds EASA to Global 5500/6500 Approvals

The first Global 6500 to enter service, on lease back to Bombardier, will be on display at NBAA's convention in Las Vegas.
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Aircraft

ADEX 2019: KAI Unveils KF-X Mockup, New Surion Variants

South Korea’s fifth-generation fighter program recently completed a major milestone with the passing of its critical design review.
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Airports

Airports Rise to Technology Challenge Posed by Drone Threats

London and Paris airports have taken a lead in addressing drone disruption threats to operations.
Rotorcraft

Mil To Absorb Kamov Following High-speed Rotorcraft Win

The selection of Mil’s design to form the basis of a new high-speed combat helicopter was the catalyst for a merger of the two rotary-wing design bureaus.
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Airlines

Airlines and Airports Plan For Widespread Drone Disruption

Airlines worry that political protest groups could use deliberate drone incursions to cause widespread disruption at airports.
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Avionics

Avidyne Enters FMS Market with Atlas

Avidyne's new Atlas FMS will be retrofittable to a variety of turbine aircraft and helicopters.
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Safety

Global Aerospace Unveils 2020 SM4 Safety Program

The insurance provider's latest upgrades to the program include an online safety learning managnement system.
FBOs

Air Culinaire Celebrates New Menu in NYC

The black-tie tasting event included Gama Aviation Signature as a sponsor.
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Accidents

NTSB To Hold Hearing on Doors-off Crash

NTSB docket raises numerous safety questions in 2018 doors-off fatal New York City helitour crash.
Regulations and Government

FlightAware: Bizav Now 83 Percent ADS-B Compliant

FlightAware's September update found that fleets seven out-of-production models still have an ADS-B compliance rate of less than 7 percent.